Electrochemical catalysts for oxygen evolution reaction are a critical component for many renewable energy applications. To improve their catalytic kinetics and mass activity are essential for sustainable industrial a...Electrochemical catalysts for oxygen evolution reaction are a critical component for many renewable energy applications. To improve their catalytic kinetics and mass activity are essential for sustainable industrial applications. Here, we report a rare-earth metal-based oxide electrocatalyst comprised of ultrathin amorphous La2O3 nanosheets hybridized with uniform La2O3 nanoparticles(La2O3@NP-NS). Significantly improved OER performance is observed from the nanosheets with a nanometer-scale thickness. The as-synthesized 2.27-nm La2O3@NP-NS exhibits excellent catalytic kinetics with an overpotential of 310 mV at 10 m A cm^-2, a small Tafel slope of 43.1 mV dec^-1, and electrochemical impedance of 38 Ω. More importantly, due to the ultrasmall thickness, its mass activity, and turnover frequency reach as high as 6666.7 A g^-1 and 5.79 s^-1, respectively, at an overpotential of 310 mV. Such a high mass activity is more than three orders of magnitude higher than benchmark OER electrocatalysts, such as IrO2 and RuO2. This work presents a sustainable approach toward the development of highly e cient electrocatalysts with largely reduced mass loading of precious elements.展开更多
Fe/Co-based diatomic catalysts decorated on an N-doped graphene substrate are investigated by first-principles calculations to improve the electrochemical properties of Li–S batteries.Our results demonstrate that Fe ...Fe/Co-based diatomic catalysts decorated on an N-doped graphene substrate are investigated by first-principles calculations to improve the electrochemical properties of Li–S batteries.Our results demonstrate that Fe CoN8@Gra not only possesses moderate adsorption energies towards Li2Snspecies,but also exhibits superior catalytic activity for both reduction and oxidation reactions of the sulfur cathode.Moreover,the metallic property of the diatomic catalysts can be well maintained after Li2Snadsorption,which could help the sulfur cathode to maintain high conductivity during the whole charge–discharge process.Given these exceptional properties,it is expected that Fe CoN8@Gra could be a promising diatomic catalyst for Li–S batteries and afford insights for further development of advanced Li–S batteries.展开更多
Detection of ultralow magnetic field requires magnetic sensors with high sensitivity and low noise level,especially for low operating frequency applications.We investigated the transport properties of tunnel magnetore...Detection of ultralow magnetic field requires magnetic sensors with high sensitivity and low noise level,especially for low operating frequency applications.We investigated the transport properties of tunnel magnetoresistance(TMR)sensors based on the double indirect exchange coupling effect.The TMR ratio of about 150%was obtained in the magnetic tunnel junctions and linear response to an in-plane magnetic field was successfully achieved.A high sensitivity of 1.85%/Oe was achieved due to a designed soft pinned sensing layer of CoFeB/NiFe/Ru/IrMn.Furthermore,the voltage output sensitivity and the noise level of 10.7 mV/V/Oe,10 nT/Hz^(1/2)at 1 Hz and3.3 nT/Hz^(1/2)at 10 Hz were achieved in Full Wheatstone Bridge configuration.This kind of magnetic sensors can be used in the field of smart grid for current detection and sensing.展开更多
基金supported by Army Research O ce(ARO)under Grant W911NF-16-1-0198the National Science Foundation(DMR-1709025)China Scholarship Council
文摘Electrochemical catalysts for oxygen evolution reaction are a critical component for many renewable energy applications. To improve their catalytic kinetics and mass activity are essential for sustainable industrial applications. Here, we report a rare-earth metal-based oxide electrocatalyst comprised of ultrathin amorphous La2O3 nanosheets hybridized with uniform La2O3 nanoparticles(La2O3@NP-NS). Significantly improved OER performance is observed from the nanosheets with a nanometer-scale thickness. The as-synthesized 2.27-nm La2O3@NP-NS exhibits excellent catalytic kinetics with an overpotential of 310 mV at 10 m A cm^-2, a small Tafel slope of 43.1 mV dec^-1, and electrochemical impedance of 38 Ω. More importantly, due to the ultrasmall thickness, its mass activity, and turnover frequency reach as high as 6666.7 A g^-1 and 5.79 s^-1, respectively, at an overpotential of 310 mV. Such a high mass activity is more than three orders of magnitude higher than benchmark OER electrocatalysts, such as IrO2 and RuO2. This work presents a sustainable approach toward the development of highly e cient electrocatalysts with largely reduced mass loading of precious elements.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.51972140 and 51903164)the Fund from Science and Technology Department of Jilin Province,China(Grant No.20200201069JC).
文摘Fe/Co-based diatomic catalysts decorated on an N-doped graphene substrate are investigated by first-principles calculations to improve the electrochemical properties of Li–S batteries.Our results demonstrate that Fe CoN8@Gra not only possesses moderate adsorption energies towards Li2Snspecies,but also exhibits superior catalytic activity for both reduction and oxidation reactions of the sulfur cathode.Moreover,the metallic property of the diatomic catalysts can be well maintained after Li2Snadsorption,which could help the sulfur cathode to maintain high conductivity during the whole charge–discharge process.Given these exceptional properties,it is expected that Fe CoN8@Gra could be a promising diatomic catalyst for Li–S batteries and afford insights for further development of advanced Li–S batteries.
基金Supported by the Framework Project of SGCC(Grant No.5700-202058381A-0-0-00)the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2017YFA0206200)。
文摘Detection of ultralow magnetic field requires magnetic sensors with high sensitivity and low noise level,especially for low operating frequency applications.We investigated the transport properties of tunnel magnetoresistance(TMR)sensors based on the double indirect exchange coupling effect.The TMR ratio of about 150%was obtained in the magnetic tunnel junctions and linear response to an in-plane magnetic field was successfully achieved.A high sensitivity of 1.85%/Oe was achieved due to a designed soft pinned sensing layer of CoFeB/NiFe/Ru/IrMn.Furthermore,the voltage output sensitivity and the noise level of 10.7 mV/V/Oe,10 nT/Hz^(1/2)at 1 Hz and3.3 nT/Hz^(1/2)at 10 Hz were achieved in Full Wheatstone Bridge configuration.This kind of magnetic sensors can be used in the field of smart grid for current detection and sensing.
